The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-23
HOW DID LIE DO IL
The Wizard of the North" and the Hu,n-
ed Bank OF England Note.
From the Chicago Inter Dean.

eu Bank OF England Note.
From the Chicago Inter Dean.
"IaIklng OF observation-disclosures, " said
a Travelled citizen, edo YOU remember
Anderson, 'the Wizard OF the North
he called himself? He was called bv
many the incarnation of the Evil One
from tbs marvellous tricks he perform
ed
cone In particular | will mention.
He asked If anyone in the audience
would lend him q bank OF England
note, and an old, dilapidated IS note.
backed with nine signatures, the own
er having Just taken q note Of the
date and number of the note, and the
signatures, some OF which were well
known to the holder of the note.
Prot. Anderson took the note and
held 1t apparently in the flame of q
candleuntil it was consumed, coolly re-
marking to the gentleman who hand
ed it to him, i am sorry for your
note The audience, OF course. en-
joyed the joke immensely, but, after
performing q few other tricks, he sud
denly turned to the Ioaner Of thenote
and said:
"'Where would you like to have
your note, from this lemon or this
loaf OF bread p
"Tbe lemon was chosen, whereupOn
the wizard severed the lemon in the
center and drew out new, crisp Bank
OF England note Of the same denomi-
nation and handed il to the gentle
max. Knowing the one he handed 30
the wizard was old, dirty, aud with
worn edges, a careful scrutiny was at
once made. The date and number
were found to correspond, ana the in
doIsement on the back was intact
"rhe wizard inquired: Is that the
note you gave me, SIR and on recejv-
ing the reply, 1t appears to be, but
the one | gave you WAS an Old note,
but this one is q new ONE coolIy re.
piled: 1T has gone through n cleaning
process Not feeling satisfied, the
owner OF the note the next day SHOW
Ell it to the person he received it from,
and whose signature it bore, and said:
is that your signature?
" Yes he sai3, but that Is not the
note gave you; | gave you on old
one"
"On the circumstances being ex-
planned, the two went to the Bank OF
England and presented it Tor pay
ment The paying teller examined it
carefully and pad It, and was then
asked, is that note q good one
"He again examined 1T critically,
and said, yes, but it is remarkably
clean and new for note bearing that
date. Why do you ask?'
Gle was then told what had Oc-
Cured, and invited the persons into
the directors room, where the details
were given to a director. q member
Of the firm al FsTchilds, counsel Of
the Bank Of England, was summoned,
and IN his presence and that OF de-
tective the circumstances were again
related. TheuOte was pronounced TO
be a good one, and the secret pos
sessed by the wizard, n most danger
Gus one for the bank. 1t was
arranged that a note which was pri-
vately marked aud bore signatures
especially put there should be pre-
scented to the wizard the next ngnt by
the same person who gave him the
mystery as it was called, the Getec-
tive to sit by him and witness the OPP
Grafton. The note sent him was an
old one hundred pound bank post bill.
The wizard took it, heated it IN the
same manner as he did the five pound
note and with the same result, but
now he did II no one could find out"